Telegram-herald., 1887-10-30
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E.EoF Acne nss ea1>e - HetAc4s II ~4al-
.ot ss.ad bsiofs insssegatioa- Error .
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Rslisioas 1srof has A.sys cursed ths
.oslL It a.s oloeka1sd the sheels 0i ss-
sncs. soaxhs ths glorious tTstas u 1stfoa-
omy snd geology usn Moses do-n- Il .
. xaass and ag9ocriLs as ssli sa COW
ard IE aas a. ca = theological "a ro1e
sad sssYed a tyraaEs sceptsf sitn "a
blosdy aaads- L ass assumed = De AZ
tnontaGiss and sacred. shea i sas oniy
stfsclo4s ka4 stllf.
ass rsl goo sas q monster IA IS orlsin-
It ..s 8srn "a ne lark a<ss aad belongs
here. ltoAms from lsaoEsat. slood thirsty,
snperstiLious men ths most u shOn sonld
- ssnG 20 ths psnlts1tarY or mad
house and = xcodly number hung
n tasg lived IN Ia United states today.
Thsy ssre a race Of p0lyganlLsgs snd .l0fal
ieuer. otsrrun via xnasisa priests Who
pretended ~ perform miracles and % De
on taking, inumats terms siLh tsOd- he
wss sn Almighty being tnzs cane do.a
iron he a.ies aid showed himself ca
r.anv occasions. giviag oEd1rs snd advice
lie also inspired certain Jews ~ taik ant
write max snakes oat u sA.zlns sticks
stop The rolling sQn, they rer- 81 iknorsnt
a 10 suppose it ssns arouat the eaftn,l
and DO divers other wonderful things.
So~, this fa.se religion has two aa.fs 20
i.. hks big apple Gus IN tso- IL : two
sl0risd cn4rch. We ground part being TIE
Mosaic d.spensation. aud tue second story,
ne CHRISTIAN dispsnssti0a-ant Above tnaL
u supposed - D. Heaven.
The arst story is ths Fall Of man A
perfect World fell from grace. Adam and
Eve picked and ale "a apple. and
a. creation vent TO the dogs. Thus
nc Almighty damned things high and
lo,l he cursed the SNAKES. the earth.
The Air. he cursed al f2en and women,
born and unborn. and for AL time. In
Adam kzl se sinBed all IL Vas per
fees earth before that Adam and
Eve. he snakes. the ar. the trees. the
crocodiles, The oceans. the bsdougs. the
rnsstOd0ns the n1ketoes The canary birds.
tie whales, especially the one that swa!-
lowed jonah al the frogs and the Ice of
Egypt-all creation Vas perfect, for had not
God pronounced it 90. after finishing the
iob IL seven days Even the devil and
rsftlesnaxss were perfect. along with the
lsviat aaas and the monkeys, II God had
made them b-Eors then-snd be H1llst. &C
.aTtinz 70 the account The old snske was
on hsnd anyhow, aud did mighty mean
trek for psrfsct animal, when he betrayed
our old folks 10 ths garden.
IL sss a reguisr tsn-strikel The whole
ssrtn wss down and damned
Nov, how % get up s<ain-tO ariss-to
Be saved from tais original do~ lfal OF
the human fsmilY-snd the irhumans, too.
tor that matter Gods wrath must oe cooled
down somehow. We were Tat
tosai depravity. Adam and Eve
nsd done the business for IS This vas,
indeed. sad JOB, over the garden wall.
We oouldnt get on our own feet anV more
than the pins IN q bowling alley co'sld set
themselves up. That Was our deDlora0le
condifion-and all through the corner IA
the apple business. the fall IN which We
"sinnrd all.
Bat now comes the other half OF the big
apple. the second story. and both are
enormous stories, ia this theological COO
house.
The law must be fulfilled. That almighty
curse must be carried out TO the letter.
There was no such thing as any letting up
on the part Of God Is was SnYlock ousi-
a-S-. oniy on a xrzad scale. Ho had thought
TO down Is az oy 4 dood. but old Noah
vrigglsd through this waolesslc slaughter.
and nov thers vas to D. no ssrtasr doiging.
We we're 10 Be stsrnaliy damned. snd done
WITH n. sxcsEt-W hstf
IL seems that God had q son--sn only
son'-but low could ne se bis
son any more than Adam vas Well,
this sou wa born. and the second
tine. Il would seern-c.rtsinly 80 II be had
ne~n fuil sizsd and lived IN heaven bstOrel.
under vary rsmsrkAbls and suspicious cir
camstsncss-hsry.s supposed yirHin. mar
red one Joseph, we forget their sur
names ~so quickly discovered that there
vas ~ bs al increase of bis family. even
outside II ths generous hsnits and rexuls-
nors prevailing a. that time IN Paiistlns-
Asmfxht hsvs been expected. Joseph was
e3i.xust.d and maG-threstsDsd "a put his
wife swsv," which vas she polite snxusgs
Tor having her stoned % death
Rut. lo' Joseoh had q dream thst Il was
al rixht. some sns told him when asleep
rsst tes Holy 6kost Dad come upon
Mary and 'ovsrshsdowed her. and Joseph
orouaptiv accepted this dreamy narrative.
fnsfssd of disgrace. this rather prsmsturs
condition Of his family affairs became 9
xr~st honor. a.. indeed. vas the csss With
FHxsneth. hsry's cousin. Who nsd gone
through with similar miraculous expert
snre six months ssrlier than this.
guf - cut toe whols sffAir short. for g is
a deiicats subject 10 write upon. although
he ministers are constantly preaching it
this baby vas born in = nsngsr. and theY
csli-sf a tss,d Bur ranaei. Jesus. our Savior
and some otnsr rsnes. he vas tsken cars
al snd s.uxht that hs had . direct ar sin
froru fh- Almighty. tie sslso reported
a. having heen v-rv gocsf child and -
usrksblT smart a. an early sge. slthouzh
hut few of bis Youthful sayings are 70
,ortes and they do noJ sppesr ss10nish-
inxiv brilliant. However. NsrYs ed ~ss
,so~u around to the -ise men Of tbst D.
nixbted and sup.rStitious land snd axe. ADD
thu- stirred up great dsss of discussion
sbcut him.
Believing hat Old Mosaic doctrine Of th-
fsil If nan in The Garden 0f 1dsn, and that
here wss 10 vsF - keep out of al uin'
mate snd permanent residences in ae0 VIII
our sruns nirscuIous management and 81
nrinz for they we're a. jews. and ssusual
r.scalfs fos xpne~alirI. this mirsCie-osl ev
ing p~1r.e wsrteS ~ fnd so,rs Kind OF
savior. Their prophets and necrousncsr,
hsd Nretold he cunning of snCh chsrse
t.r. Cor hey hsd to have one. or Is vss a.
lsv rith them-
- tie master dragged slcug scr thirty
years. NarT rreccCicts oov Aviazst home
and working a. ihe csruent-rs trade
rheD zr-st revival 1resz ~ 1nl this son
~ t-of at converted. Ent sfzuzei bv john
snd vent 20 rraschinE. Blt enc Gf hns
sermons has cone aovn to ls. sni tast :
verT short one However. - ssserte,i ths
doctrine bar be was ssrv -srzht W. fhs'
~ ~ss e,st rr next 80 hin. rhst a~e~v.
rri~ mlsf 20 e. Bel 80 iIan heiievs
tbis. that he snd 1fs st1er ssr- Gus a
-rch - sxtert -hst he Jesus wss tha
eoruine. sirnon-ri1rs Savtar ~ th- word
de slsn rssght r0oi. lefty u1orais rhs s.ns
tnat ~ereCa snd L.r~flrils hs,t er'ztusfsi
aa~ aunufr1 fssrs oeforr. ant although Ean
e-slfr -harvrd wifh AI~a7s neirr f1nua
n 90 errnrsuv and VITA sefrx ~tns
kihher. he arresrs ~ ne~e 1aad set~t n "a
znIf fke uatIe. xisf ts1rref. generous